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Requirements Definition as the Foundation for Effective Software Delivery sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the challenges that impede teams as they try to collect, analyze, and evaluate ideas to define the best solution requirements. The paper also provides information on the four critical areas to defining great requirements and how IBM Rational® solutions help teams address these areas. Posted: 16 Mar 2009 \| Published: 13 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Collaboration \| Information Management \| Software \| Software Architectures \| Software Asset Management \| Software Best Practices \| Software Configuration Management \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Project Management \| Software Quality Assurance

Getting your Requirements Right: Collaborate with Stakeholders to Work Smarter sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed. Posted: 26 May 2009 \| Published: 26 May 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Functional Requirements \| Software Architectures \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Project Management

Performance Center of Excellence sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise WHITE PAPER: As the application lifecycle evolves, components that drive efficiency and quality become more crucial. Organizations building centers of excellence (CoE) around performance testing find that the CoE centralizes resources and utilizes the full capabilities of today's robust automation products. Read on to learn more about the benefits of CoE. Posted: 27 Feb 2009 \| Published: 27 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Applications Management \| Software \| Software Architectures \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Quality Assurance \| Software Testing

Principles of Agile Architecture sponsored by Rally Software WHITE PAPER: The benefits of Agile methods are becoming more obvious and compelling. While the most popular practices were developed and proven in small team environments, the interest and need for using Agile in the enterprise is growing rapidly... Posted: 14 Aug 2008 \| Published: 14 Aug 2008 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Systems \| SOA \| Software Architectures \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| SSO

WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0 sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores methods for improving the development of Ajax-based applications and Web 2.0 to SOA connectivity. Posted: 10 Jun 2008 \| Published: 10 Jun 2008 TOPICS: AJAX \| Application Integration \| Application Server Software \| SOA \| Web Application Security \| Web Development

Epicor ICE 2.0: Introducing Next-Generation Business Architecture sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation WHITE PAPER: Epicor Internet Component Environment (ICE) 2.0 is a modern business architecture and application framework which utilizes a 100% service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0 technologies for a new breed of enterprise solution. Posted: 21 Nov 2008 \| Published: 21 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Business Processes \| CRM \| Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Systems \| ERP \| Globalization \| SOA \| Software

Integrating Data in the Information System, an Open Source Approach sponsored by Talend WHITE PAPER: This White Paper describes a number of real-life applications and databases interoperability scenarios and explains how an Open Source approach helps in solving interoperability challenges. Read this paper to learn more about successfully connecting new technology deployments with existing infrastructure. Posted: 28 Jul 2009 \| Published: 28 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Synchronization \| Database Administration \| Database Architectures \| Interoperability \| Model Driven Architecture \| Open Source \| Open Source Software

Simplifying the Management of Tier 1 ERP Systems for Mid-Sized Companies sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper will discuss the impact of Tier 1 systems on IT departments in terms of ongoing maintenance, demonstrating that Tier 1 systems make many IT tasks easier, ranging from new-report generation to user training to upgrade management. Posted: 04 May 2009 \| Published: 04 May 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Content Management \| ERP \| Training

Extending E-Business Suite Applications with Oracle Fusion Middleware sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper details how to maximize your Oracle E-Business Suite investment by addressing the cost and complexity associated with disparate IT environments with SOA. Learn how to achieve optimal flexibility and speed from your IT infrastructure. Posted: 17 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| IT Infrastructure \| Middleware \| Oracle (Product) \| SOA

Using Virtualization and Digital Control Technologies to Increase Data Center Operating Efficiency sponsored by Emerson Network Power WHITE PAPER: In this paper, learn about tools being developed to balance workload and improve thermal management in the data center. Access now to discover predictive information - combined with server virtualization, a service-oriented architecture and digital power and operating system controls - can optimize operating efficiencies and reduce costs by 20-30%. Posted: 07 Jul 2009 \| Published: 07 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers \| Digital Asset Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Network Capacity \| Operating Equipment Efficiency or Effectiveness (OEE) \| RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) \| Server Virtualization \| SOA \| Storage Capacity \| Workload Automation